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Shares of Electronics Mart India jumped to Rs 91 before dropping to Rs 83.25 on BSE, its intra-day lows till 11.45 am. Market analysts remain divided about any immediate move over the listing price. They unanimously suggest to avoid making a fresh entry on the counter.

The lender was able to reduce gross non-performing assets (NPAs) to 3.40 per cent of the gross loans at September-end 2022 from 5.56 per cent a year ago. Likewise, net NPAs or bad loans came down to 0.68 per cent from 1.73 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal.

The manufacturer of the Pulsar and Platina motorcycles sold almost 1.2 million vehicles during the quarter, 23 per cent more than the preceding quarter and 1 per cent higher than a year earlier. Domestic sales almost doubled quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to more than 6,94,000 units. Exports declined 21 per cent sequentially to 5,81,000 units as the global economy faces headwinds.

“Deposits have been our strongest point and we do not rely much on the bulk deposits as it may work out. A large part – 93% of our book is being retail – and it has always been the case. Our ability to garner deposits stands us in good stead. We have to be competitive in term pricing but we are a dominant player in the remittances market and as remittances are going up at Rs 82 or so, we see a material or a meaningful flow in increase in remittances.”

The domestic brokerage said during the September quarter of FY23, cotton as well as yarn prices climbed over 60% and 23%, respectively, YoY

The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 94.5 and a 52-week low of Rs 65.2.

“On opex, decline in employee cost was led by lower pension provisions and FB expects cost–income (C/I) to reduce by ~200bps in FY23 over FY22. Plan is to add 30-40 branches per annum. The bank expects C/I to settle near 49% in FY24. Slippages were controlled at Rs 3.9 billion while recoveries were healthy at Rs 3.3 billion.

The logistics solution provider intends to establish its strong presence in the African region in various areas like port logistics, container yard, shipping, and more, which would boost the profitability and topline of the company.

A total of 783,039 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:19PM (IST).

Tata Communications, commanding a m-cap of around Rs 33,490 crore is a midcap company. The company is a digital enabler that equips the fast-growing digital economy. The company offers services to 300 of the Fortune 500 companies given its expertise in cloud, IoT, collaboration, security and network services.